The ideal height for a dry stacked retaining wall is 18 to 22 inches so you can sit on it when your gardening chores are done.
Building a stacked stone retaining wall.
Take the measurements to a stone supply yard.
Step 2 use a shovel a square tipped spade works best to edge around the painted line.
How to build a good base for front or backyard landscaping dry stacked stone retaining wall the base should be dug out at least twice as wide as the width of the stone.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall step 1.
Even if you don t plan to sit on your wall 3 feet is about as high as i would recommend building any dry stacked wall.
Backfilling the wall with rock promotes drainage through the wall and prevents soil from pushing.
Mark the area where your wall s base will be.
So in my case the stone was cut to 12 wide making the base 24 wide.
How to build a dry stack stone retaining wall the right way 1.
Survey the area where you want to build the wall and draw out a plan.
Establish the face of the retaining wall by hammering a piece of rebar into the ground at both ends.
Determine the length height and location of the retaining wall.
Preparing the base for the wall.
Choose the location to build the dry stacked stone wall and use landscape marking spray paint to outline the location and shape of the rock wall.
You ll then want to dig a trench.
How high do you want the.
The depth and amount of base material has a lot to do with the type of soil and size of the wall.
An average step.
Higher walls should be engineered for stability.
The easiest way to build a stone retaining wall is to use the dry stack method that requires no mortar between stones and does not need a concrete footing like mortared walls do.